Blues For Peace
copyright by Larry Heyl 2007
Licensed with the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license
Footage and uncompressed audio available.

Recorded on May 1, 2007 at HairyLarryLand

Credits:
Producer - Larry Heyl
Performers
Hairy Larry - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Megan Heyl - percussion, vocals
Randy Gambill - percussion, vocals

Comments:

My friend Mike "Whisker Fish" Dollins sent this over the top press release promoting our show coming up on May 20.

The earth, moon and stars will be in total alignment on May 20th, to fulfill my personal Blues Pilgrimage to the land of my ancestors, just outside of West Memphis. On my son's birthday, the Little Rock Blues Entourage will join me along with my band of Big Blue Cats, and we will set up to perform on the soil in fertile delta cotton country where my daddy was born on Highway 49 decades ago. You only get one or two of these events in your lifetime where your Mojo is pulsating ready to burst full of mystical allure. Everyone in our blues world should take their guitar out of their case, and play a TBB shuffle (Twelve Bar Blues) at 3:00 PM USA Southland, Central Time. It could stun and shock the earth into world peace, who knows. We will open up with our TBB shuffle in the Delta Boogie Country, Jonesboro, Arkansas beside the White River as it flows down the delta along Highway 49 and joins the Mississippi River and Arkansas River near blues landmark Helena, Arkansas. This is blues motherland, and a homecoming for me. www.deltaboogie.com and www.mikedollins.biz for details.

I got such a kick out of it I was inspired to write this song.

Lyrics:

Blues For Peace
copyright 2007 by Larry Heyl

We're jammin the blues to put an end to war
We're jammin the blues to put an end to war
We're gonna take your war and kick it right out the door.

We'll play the twelve bar boogie to bring peace to the earth
We'll play the twelve bar boogie to bring peace to the earth
You know something's happenin' here for what it's worth

We're singing Blues for Peace (Blues for Peace)
Singing Blues for Peace (Blues for Peace)
I said Blues for Peace (Blues for Peace)
Singing Blues for Peace (Blues for Peace)
It's such good news we're gonna put it in a press release.

rinse and repeat as necessary

Equipment:
Video Cameras - JVC GR-DV800U
Microphones - 2 EV 635a spaced pair
Preamp - M-Audio DMP2
Audio Recorder - iRiver H320

Personal video:
Download for iPod/PSP
Download for iRiver
Download DivX Handheld

Please let me know if these don't work or if your player isn't listed.

I uploaded these files.

blues_for_peace.h300.avi - Cinepack made by iRiverter for the iRiver 220x176 format - My Favorite
blues_for_peace.mv4 - Mpeg4 render made with Quicktime iPod(320x240) setting - iPod and PSP ???
blues_for_peace-handheld.divx - DivX for handhelds 176x128 - Smallest Size for download or PMP
blues_for_peace.mp4 - Mpeg4 render made with Quicktime Broadband medium setting 320x240
blues_for_peace.ogg - Rendered with ffmpeg2theora using the Preview preset 320x240
blues_for_peace.rmvb - Real Media version made with Real Producer Basic 10 350K VBR
blues_for_peace-portable.divx - Made with DivX Converter this video will play on many DVD players 640x464

I wrote an article on these seven formats and why I chose them.

Seven Formats for Seven Songs In Seven Days

Download the mp3 audio here.

Thanks,

Hairy Larry
hairylarry@deltaboogie.com

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